02/28/1966
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"THIS IS a day of some personal sadness for me."
"I am very happy to have heard your impressions of Soviet science and technology, based on your 2-week visit to Soviet Russia."
"This is another fine example of the willingness of American businessmen and scientists to give of themselves for the public good."
"I am asking all agencies of the Government on our side to make sure that we're going as far as we can to extend this hand of peaceful contact to the Soviet people, without in any way endangering our s..."